The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia confirmed that the mutation of the COVID-19 BN.1 variant has entered Indonesia.
The Head of the Bureau of Communication and Public Services of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said that the increase in cases was often influenced by a number of factors, one of which was the emergence of a new variant. After the emergence of the XBB variant which was now dominated the case, now doctor Nadia has confirmed the presence of the BN.1 subvariant
"The Minister of Health always says that what causes an increase in Covid-19 cases is a new variant. We have passed the XBB and BQ.1 waves, but we have noticed that there is a new BN.1 subvariant," explained Siti Nadia Tarmizi at the Indonesian Ministry of Health Building, Jakarta, Thursday (12/8).
The Indonesian Ministry of Health explained that the 20 cases were spread across six provinces. In detail, nine cases were in DKI Jakarta, five cases in Central Java, three cases in the Riau Islands, and one case each in North Sumatra, West Kalimantan and South Kalimantan.
The new variant was first detected at Riau Islands since September 16, 2022. Until now, Doctor Nadia the infected are being monitored by the relevant party.
"We are currently monitoring the new variants, including BN.1, because the variant have also been found in several countries. But, from what we seen there have not been an increase in cases," concluded Nadia.
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